C.J. Stroud Earns Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Honors After Record-Breaking Six Touchdown Performance Against Michigan State

Stroud completed 21 of 26 passes for 361 yards and six touchdowns on Saturday. It was the third time in 18 career starts that Stroud tossed six scores, which set an Ohio State program record. He also became the first player in Big Ten history to accomplish that feat, making him a clear-cut choice for the conference's weekly award.

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Became the 1st quarterback in Big Ten history to throw at least 6 touchdown passes 3 times, doing it for his 3rd time Saturday in Ohio State's 49-20 win

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Stroud shared the touchdown wealth against Michigan State, connecting with Marvin Harrison Jr. for three scores and Emeka Egbuka, Julian Fleming and Gee Scott Jr. for the other three. He finished the evening with more touchdown passes (six) than incompletions (five), leading to a passer rating of 265.9 as he picked apart the Spartans.

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This season, Stroud leads the nation with 24 passing touchdowns. He also paces the NCAA in passing efficiency (207.57) and passing yards per completion (15.37) while ranking second in points responsible for (144), 12th in passing yards (1,737) and completion percentage (70.6) and 15th in passing yards per game (289.50).

The Inland Empire, California, native is now a two-time Big Ten offensive player of the week winner after claiming the award following his five-touchdown performance against Toledo in Week 3. With Stroud's most recent honor, a Buckeye has captured a Big Ten player of the week honor in five consecutive weeks, as Marvin Harrison Jr., Tommy Eichenberg and Miyan Williams earned the recognition for impressive outings against Arkansas State, Wisconsin and Rutgers, respectively.